Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal FC | 34 | 77 | 82 | 26 | 56 | 24 | 5 | 5 |
| 2. | Liverpool FC | 33 | 74 | 75 | 32 | 43 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| 3. | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 76 | 32 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 3 |
| 4. | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| 5. | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 60 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 |
| 6. | Newcastle United | 32 | 50 | 69 | 52 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 12 |
| 7. | Manchester United | 32 | 50 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 15 | 5 | 12 |
| 8. | West Ham United | 34 | 48 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| 9. | Chelsea FC | 32 | 47 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| 10. | Brighton and Hove Albion | 32 | 44 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 11. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 43 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 12 | 7 | 14 |
| 12. | Fulham FC | 34 | 42 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
| 13. | AFC Bournemouth | 33 | 42 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 11 | 9 | 13 |
| 14. | Crystal Palace | 33 | 36 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| 15. | Brentford FC | 34 | 35 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 16. | Everton FC -8 * | 33 | 30 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| 17. | Nottingham Forest -4 * | 34 | 26 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 18. | Luton Town | 34 | 25 | 47 | 75 | -28 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 19. | Burnley FC | 34 | 23 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 20. | Sheffield United | 33 | 16 | 31 | 88 | -57 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)